<p>Part of our search stategy has been to target states that waive out-of-state tuition to recipients of merit scholarships. I know of Texas and Louisisana. Anyone know of others?</p>
<p>Michigan uses merit scholarships to entice some of their more qualified out-of-state applicants (they often target midwestern kids from Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, etc., who are currently considering their own in-state flagship school). The effect of these merit scholarships -- many in the 10-15K amount -- is to offer a Michigan education to some out-of-state students at essentially in-state prices.</p>
<p>This is a wonderful theory (Michigan is an amazing school), but I understand that these merit opportunities are very limited and I'm sure Michigan strategically selects how and when to use these resources.</p>
<p>momfromtexas,check out the U of Arkansas, Good Neighbor gets you instate and then there is plenty of Merit to boot.Their honors college is a phenomenal bargain (that my D won't consider.Too close. LOL), great study abroad. I calculated that for D it would just about be free. Not specifically a tuition waiver but look at University of Alabama , they have been very aggressively recruiting Texas kids-and not just for foo'ball.</p>
<p>FSU with a 1300 or 29 plus a 3.9 GPA.</p>
<p>I really like the way this thread is going. Keep them coming.</p>
<p>From the UF website:</p>
<p>"Merit finalists who are not residents of the state of Florida will receive $40,000 over four years: $9,500 each year, plus $2,000 for undergraduate research or study abroad. Out-of-state Merit finalists will have their out-of-state fees waived."</p>
<p>Also, NMFs will almost certainly be in the Honors Program, which has its own advantages (small honors courses with priority registration, honors dorm, etc.) National Merit Finalists are actively recruited at UF!</p>
<p>WARNING: IGNORANT QUESTION AHEAD!</p>
<p>My S did not do so hot on the PSAT, so I'm guessing his chances are out for the merit finalist waivers. Do some of these schools offer this based on SAT and/or gpa (besides FSU which gwcolonial mentioned)?</p>
<p>UA gives a 'scholarship' to OOS students who apply early under rolling A. The money is firstcome, first-served. However, I'm not aware on what they do for NMFs.</p>
<p>Mississippi State does for 1100? And University of New Mexico and they use and index based on GPA and SAT or ACT scores. I don't know the specifics but they do have it. DD has the app somewhere in the house, so with a certain GPA and "lower" SAT score they waive out-of-state tuition. It is on both their websites.</p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
<p>Kat</p>
<p>Also think University of Tenn at Knoxville. Don't remember their specifics either but it came with their app.</p>
<p>Kat</p>
<p>A lot of Southern schools also give in state tuition to legacies.
BlueBayou - Uof ALabama or Arizona? - Alabama is recruiting academic talent, especially engineers (they really don't like Auburn;)), and give a variety of breaks to OOS including specific money for NMSF, and as you said it is first come first serve. They also have the honors dorm which is a nice perk, and Computer-Based Honors, which approaches Texas's Plan II in selectivity and is, I think, for the engineering/computer/science types.</p>
<p>sorry, I can't think beyond the Pac-10....U Arizona.</p>
<p>U of South Carolina does something also. I don't know the specific criteria...but when DD interviewed there, she was told if she got $__ in merit aid, she would also get instate tuition. I have to say I think it was $1000....but I could be wrong.</p>
<p>Univ of Georgia readily waives the differential between in-state and out-of-state tuition for many of those in the Honors program. I don't know the exact criteria....worth checking out!</p>
<p>thumper1 is correct... University of South Carolina has the instate-tuition-if-you-get-merit-scholarships program. I just got the McKissick(sp?) which was only like $2000 but then you gain instate status. With the addition of that, the school become REALLY cheap! </p>
<p>... I don't believe that it is a statewide program, though. I visited Clemson and nothing like this was mentioned and I found nothing in my research.</p>
<p>Anovice...I think you are correct...SC is not state wide. We heard about this only at U of SC...not at College of Charleston (also state funded).</p>
<p>That UA! In one of my favorite towns - Tucson.</p>
<p>Also check out the academic common market if you live in
AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC,TN,TX, VA, WV
<a href="http://www.cep.unt.edu/ACM.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.cep.unt.edu/ACM.html</a></p>